Ignition timing question

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I'm nearly finished with an M54B30 swap into my E36, but I have a couple questions around some ignition maps I've been given I'm using an E36 plugin G4+, and so far have got the engine running on the M50B25 map supplied. I've been lucky enough to have gotten a tune from a guy that has run the same engine in his rally car, although he's using S50B30 ITBs & injectors, whereas I have standard B30 injectors and an M50B25 intake manifold instead. I've compared the two ignition maps and the second one is noticeably more aggressive.

First map (Standard Link M50B25 tune)

Second map (supplied M54B30 ITB tune)

Would the second map be safe enough to run, given its a road car? Also, I noticed that the second map only goes to 100kPa, is that likely to cause any trouble?

Sorry for the (probably dumb) questions, this is my first attempt at swapping and tuning an EFI engine.

Many thanks

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there is no answer if it would be safe or not, you need to tune your engine and find out where is the knock limit, a map from another engine setup its just a base map for starting your engine nothing more

also you said it runs ITB's how its possible to run ITB's and he uses map sensor for load ?? instead of TPS...

Edited November 6 by iceman_n

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there is no answer if it would be safe or not, you need to tune your engine and find out where is the knock limit, a map from another engine setup its just a base map for starting your engine nothing more

also you said it runs ITB's how its possible to run ITB's and he uses map sensor for load ?? instead of TPS...

Yes, the donated map does use TPS as y axis. Unfortunately my budget didn't extend to ITBs () so I'm using traditional MAP for fuelling.

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ok thats fine but the problem here is that its a totaly different thing to map an engine with TPS and different with map sensor....the alpha N method its totaly different than density method

its not as simple just to switch from TPS to map sensor just changing the axis setup on the map, thats why the second map goes until 100 and first at 105, the second map 100 is the percentage of throttle the first 105 is the kilo pascal of air entering inside the engine

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ok thats fine but the problem here is that its a totaly different thing to map an engine with TPS and different with map sensor....the alpha N method its totaly different than density method

its not as simple just to switch from TPS to map sensor just changing the axis setup on the map, thats why the second map goes until 100 and first at 105, the second map 100 is the percentage of throttle the first 105 is the kilo pascal of air entering inside the engine

Righto, that makes sense. I had a similar question regarding the possible conversion of a TPS fuel map to MAP, stands to reason that the timing maps wouldn't work for the same reasons - thanks!

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you just need to tune your engine, any respetable tuner should do a good job on a NA build like yours. I have tune some BMW engines and if you ask me they normally run from 25-28 of advance at wot with everything tune (good fuel map). The base map is always safe so is normal that a final tune has more timing and normally less fuel aswell. If you are gonna tune the engine I would start with the base map not the one from the rally car. Tune the fuel map and then go to the dyno and tune the timing.

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ok thats fine but the problem here is that its a totaly different thing to map an engine with TPS and different with map sensor....the alpha N method its totaly different than density method

its not as simple just to switch from TPS to map sensor just changing the axis setup on the map, thats why the second map goes until 100 and first at 105, the second map 100 is the percentage of throttle the first 105 is the kilo pascal of air entering inside the engine

Both of those ignition tables are in Kpa. It’s a 100Kpa not 100% throttle. You don’t need to have the ignition map with TPS. Only the main fuel map has to be set up with tps and rpm when using ITB, then if it’s boosted you can use the 4D map to adjust the fuel if further required.